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Dublin Bay Bicycle Tour to PoolBeg Towers & Lighthouse
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3 Hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Overview
We Don't supply bicycles.
Bring your own bicycle or rent bicycles from:
NOW dublinbikes - Moby Move - bleeper share.
Dublin Bay Bicycle Tour is different from traditional city bicycle tours.
This tour is off the beaten track, discovering less touristic visited locations within & on the outskirts of the city.
Expect about a 3 hour moderate bicycle ride to Poolbeg Lighthouse on the Great South Wall and back.
Cycling along the shores of the Shelley banks we will get up close to the Iconic PoolBeg Towers standing at 207 metres tall.
Location of recent Red Bull freebase skydive stunt.
Discover the history of Dublin Bay while enjoying spectacular views at PoolBeg Lighthouse, from Howth to Bray Head.
Visit U2 Studios Hanover Quay & Infamous Grand Canal Docks sign.
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What's Included
- Free WiFi
- Scenic views of Dublin Bay from PoolBeg Lighthouse
- Visit Windmill Lane recording studio from the outside
- Tour is in English
- Use of bicycle
- Windmill Lane admission
- EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum admission
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
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End Point
Tour will finish at 1WML site of original Windmill Lane recording Studios opposite tour starting point across river Liffey
What To Expect
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Tour meeting point at CHQ Dublin Bicycle docking station. EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, covers the history of the Irish diaspora and emigration to other countries.
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
World Poverty Stone
This is one of 50 stones worldwide that were inaugurated on 17th October 2008, as part of the united nations day for the eradication of poverty The World Poverty Stone is a commemorative stone marking the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of World Poverty.
5 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Famine Sculptures
The sculpture Famine was presented to the City of Dublin in 1997. Famine Way marks the journey of 1,490 emigrants in 1847 walking over 165 km by the Royal Canal to board a famine ship.
5 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Samuel Beckett Bridge
Samuel Becket swing bridge designed by Santiago Calatrava 2009 in the shape of an Irish harp laying on its side.
5 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Luke Kelly Head Statue
Large marble sculpted head of Irish folk singer Luke Kelly by artist Vera Klute 2019, with metal wire for hair.
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Part of Dublin's silicon Docks, Convention Centre, Salesforce, Central Bank, Three arena, Exo building, Capitol dock.
• Admission Ticket Free
Location of newly unveiled James Joyce plaque on park bench commemorating James Joyce and Nora Barnacles first date on the 16th of June 1904.
5 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Sandymount Strand
Both episodes Proteus & Nausicaa of James Joyce Ulysses are set at Sandymount strand.
• Admission Ticket Free
The thermal station chimneys commissioned 1971 stand at just over 207 metres, are visible over much of Dublin, making them well-known iconic landmarks. Location of recent Red Bull freebase freebase stunt.
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
At nearly 5 km long, the Great South Wall was the longest seawall in the world when it was completed in 1731.
40 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Poolbeg Lighthouse
The original lighthouse was built back in 1767 and was operated initially using candlelight, before converting to oil in 1786. The stocky, bright red lighthouse that we see today was redesigned and constructed back in 1820.
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Pigeon House Hotel 1793 -1798, with fears growing of a French invasion, the British military took over the site and turned it into a stockade fort for officers. After the 1798 Rebellion, the Pigeon House Fort was created.
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Legendary Dekes Diner often featured in Irish film crime & Tv series
5 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
There is an engraved stone marking the Waxies' Dargle "picnic" site. In imitation of the gentry.
5 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Windmill Lane was relocated to Ringsend in 1990. Recording Bands like The Rolling Stones, The Cranberries, U2, Simple Minds, Kate Bush, AC/DC, Hozier, The Spice Girls, Kylie Minogue, Niall Horan, Lewis Capaldi, Van Morrison, Ed Sheeran and many, many more
5 Minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Take an October album cover photo next to U2 Studios at the infamous Grand Canal Docks sign.
15 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Opposite street art across the river dodder, Oliver Cromwell landing at Whisky Row 1649 with a 30,000 New Model Army, resulting in famine & bubonic plague.
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Learn about the elevated 13m tall, 90 tonne Diving Bell
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Original site of Windmill Lane recording studio 1978
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Tour will not Enter Windmill Lane, photos from outside only.
- Entrance to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is not part of tour
- CHQ dublinbikes docking station is not credit card enabled
- Have subscription purchased & bicycle secured before 11 am
- Free WiFi to purchase Dublin bicycle subscription online
- Meeting point NOW dublinbikes docking station CHQ across from Epic
Operated by Dublin Bay Bicycle Tour
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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